Lessons in Leadership: From Competence to Charisma

People want charisma in their leaders, but they also want competence and results. This means leaders must achieve goals, solve problems, and create positive change. Thomas S. Bateman, Bank of America Professor and Management Area Coordinator in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, will lead a thought-provoking discussion on leadership by drawing from examples in academia, business, politics, the world of exploration and more.

Thomas Bateman Bank of America Eminent Scholar at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:30 – 7:00 PM Social 7:00 – 8:30 PM Lecture Institute for Advanced Learning & Research 150 Slayton Avenue Danville, VA Directions Listen to Podcast	E. Stuart James Grant Trust Event Underwriter

About the Speaker

Thomas Bateman is Bank of America Eminent Scholar at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. He specializes in organizational behavior. Bateman conducts research on leadership, motivation, decision making, personality, stress, and managerial goals. Current research projects include studies of how people pursue very long-term goals, proactive behavior by individuals in organizations, employee cynicism, and intrinsic motivation at work. He recently published a chapter about positive motivation for a new book addressing positive organization sciences, Positive Organizational Scholarship. For more information, see Lecture Resources.